Hersh: Remembrance of past things
A mnemonic device is typically a memory trick designed to boost recall. In "Mnemonics," an exhibit of paintings by John Crowell currently on display at Gallery Espresso, memories flood canvases with color, form and emotion.

2003: A heritage of thrills & chills
The weather for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade is often punishing to participants and observers. Yet, the streets and the sidewalks are always crowded and festive.

Fishman: Owning up to crime
In a newspaper interview last week, Savannah's police chief Dan Flynn said since he's been in town he's seen more guns in the Hostess City than he ever witnessed on the streets of Miami.

Dry at the core
A wealth of water endows the Peach State, but not Atlanta, the engine
of the state's economy. To keep growing, that city needs water from beyond its boundaries. A potential water grab worries communities downstream.

1983: A holiday at last
The call for a national holiday celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. first arose in the immediate aftermath of his assassination.

Editorial: King's promised land
Forty years ago, in 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told his fellow Americans he had a dream that the nation would finally live up to the simple yet memorable words in the Declaration of Independence: "That all men are created equal."

Barton: City Council shoots blanks in crime war
I don't know if Eric Fripp ever met Edna Jackson. She's one of the at-large members of Savannah City Council. I'm not sure if he was ever introduced to Courtney Flexon, David Jones, Tony Thomas, Clifton Jones or Gwen Goodman, five other elected officials on the nine-member panel.

Editorial: Cut spending first
SONNY PERUE must have felt he was in a dream on Election Night when he beat the Democratic incumbent and became Georgia's first Republican governor in 130 years.

Statesboro's Thompson remains high on Auburn
Statesboro's Josh Thompson has had four months to change his mind about making Auburn his collegiate choice. "But I'm pretty much certain," he said. "I wouldn't say 100 percent, but I would say 90 percent.'The 6-foot-2, 298-pound defensive lineman to